tonight, mary bruce on both campaigns, reacting swiftly tonight to the dangerous turn, with iran and israel. >> reporter: as iranian missiles rained down on israel, vice president kamala harris in the situation room by the president's side, monitoring the events unfolding in real time. the vice president then coming before cameras. >> my commitment to the security of israel is unwavering. and we will continue to work with our allies and partners to disrupt iran's aggressive behavior and hold them accountable. >> reporter: in wisconsin, former president donald trump blaming the escalation in the middle east on the biden/harris administration. >> i've been talking about world war ii for a long time. and i don't want to make predictions because the predictions always come true. we're not going to make -- but they are very close to global catastrophe. >> reporter: trump says if he wins he'll bring quote, peace in the world. but he hasn't explained how. tonight, his running mate, ohio senator j.d. vance, will likely face that question when he squares off against harris's running mate, min

tonight, one-on-one here with our mary bruce. harris and her promise to republicans and independents, and mary asks about president biden's controversial comment about donald trump's rally at madison square garden. how the vice president responds. trump pouncing tonight on biden's comments. but he's also facing questions of his own. tonight, nikki haley with a stern warning to the trump campaign about what was on display at madison square garden, warning, it's a turnoff for women. >>> also breaking tonight, millions of americans on alert for severe storms across several states, possible tornadoes, damaging winds and large hail. we're tracking it. and the halloween forecast tonight. new york city, washington, d.c., philadelphia, temperatures hitting 80. lee goldberg is here. >>> else tonight, the catastrophic scene unfolding overseas. a year's worth of rain falling within hours. tonight, at least 95 people killed, thousands trapped in devastating flooding. victims swept away in spain. >>> here in the u.s. tonight, there's news on l

>> david: mary bruce leading us off tonight. mary, thank you. >>> former president trump in new mexico late today with a message to latino voter else. trump also talking about the economy, bringing down costs, saying he will create a new cabinet position to reduce the cost of living. trump has said that elon musk would play a role, and elon musk now saying americans should prepare for temporary hardship. abc's rachel shcott with the trump campaign in nevada, as well. >> reporter: tonight, donald trump traveling to new mexico, a state he lost twice before, but says he can win this time. >> so, i'm here for one simple reason, i like you very much, and it good for my credentials with the hispanic or latino community. as i was saying, i love the hispanics, i love them. >> reporter: it comes in the wake of the uproar over a speaker at trump's madison square garden rally, making crude jokes about latinos, calling puerto rico a, quote, floating island of garbage. in his closing argument, trump zeroing in on two issues -- inflation and

>> david: mary bruce tonight, thank you. >>> overseas tonight, after iran's ballistic missile attack on israel, israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu vowing to retaliate, amid new images here showing that wave of iranian missiles headed for israel. matt gutman from the region again tonight. >> reporter: tonight, a rattled israel weighing its response to iran's unprecedented missile attack, but promising a fast and painful retaliation. new video from the cockpit of a plane showing a wave of those iranian missiles headed for israel, arching up into the sky over iran. >> i've never seen anything like this. i need to get some cover. >> reporter: iran pouring about 200 ballistic missiles into israel, they say in response to recent israeli assassinations of the leaders of hezbollah and hamas. most of the missiles intercepted. the u.s. releasing these videos showing a navy destroyer launching interceptors, taking out multiple missiles. but some missiles pierced israel's air defenses. video shot by local residents showing this barrage blasting a military base in southern israel, missiles

>> david: mary bruce leading us off tonight. mary, thank you. >>> meantime, former president donald trump responding just moments ago on social media. what he's saying about all this, and trump today in the key battleground state of georgia, asked about the issues that trump believes will help him win in this very close race. the economy and immigration. rachel scott from georgia tonight. >> reporter: tonight, the trump campaign lashing out at retired four-star general john kelly, saying kelly, quote, has totally beclowned himself with these debunked stories he has fabricated. donald trump once had high praise for his former chief of staff. >> kelly will go down, in terms of the position of chief of staff, one of the great ever. >> reporter: but appearing today in battleground georgia, the former president didn't say a word about kelly's explosive accusations. >> thank you. what a beautiful place. thank you very much. >> reporter: more than 2 million people have already cast their ballots, part of the 24 million americans around

your back, than he and the vice president will be there for as long as it takes, david. >> david: mary bruce live at the white house. mary, thank you. >>> we move to the other news tonight. the alarming scene in the cockpit. the captain of a turkish airlines passenger jet, seen in a photo here, suddenly losing consciousness, dying mid-flight. other pilots onboard then making an emergency landing at new york's jfk airport. there's no word yet on a possible cause of death. >>> tonight, new bombshell allegations against sean "diddy" combs. a lawyer now claiming up to 120 alleged victims now intend to sue combs, and the lawyer alleging the accusations show a changing pattern of abuse. women and men. combs denies the allegations. here's aaron katersky. >> reporter: sean combs has been at the apex of the music industry for nearly 30 years. tonight, a lawyer says a growing number of alleged victims are coming forward to accuse combs of being a sexual predator for much of that time. >> what's been alleged is incredibly horrifying. >> reporter: attorney andrew van arsdale says he has been collecting

>> david: mary bruce there in wisconsin. mary, thank you. >>> next tonight, hurricane helene, now the deadliest hurricane since katrina. more than 200 people now confirmed dead, hundreds still unaccounted for. and the remarkable new images still emerging after this storm. a camper van plunging over a waterfall, this is in virginia, just extraordinary. and tonight now, an investigation after flood waters tore through a factory and a parking lot. what workers were told as the waters were rising, they're looking into this. at least two workers were killed in tennessee. national guard troops delivering water in hard-hit asheville, north carolina. and with so many roads impassable, mules are now being used to deliver medicine and supplies this is in black mountain, north carolina. abc's morgan norwood again from north carolina. >> reporter: tonight, the staggering human toll from hurricane helene -- more than 200 killed. countless communities crippled. in asheville, the north carolina national guard working 24/7 to get those supp

>> mary bruce on that part of the story tonight. mary, thank you. have a lot of other news to get to tonight. >>> the deadly e. coli outbreak linked to mcdonald's is expanding. the cdc now reporting cases in three more states. a total of 13 states now. at least 75 people sickened. 22 hospitalized. one person has died. and tonight we have learned 900 restaurants have been affected. this evening why health officials are concerned about the danger from this particular strain of e. coli. abc's mola lenghi in colorado on this again tonight. >> reporter: tonight the cdc says they've confirmed 75 cases of e. coli linked to mcdonald's. the outbreak spreading to 13 states the number of reported hospitalizations more than doubling to 22. while the cause of the outbreak hasn't been definitively determined. federal regulators are looking at raw slivered onions served on their quarter pounders as the likely source. health officials are particularly concerned about this strain of e.coli because it can cause a life threatening condition called hemolytic uremic syn

mary bruce from georgia. >> reporter: in storm-ravaged georgia tonight, kamala harris comforting victims of hurricane helene, serving meals and handing out water to community members in need. >> the coordination that we have dedicated ourselves to will be long-lasting, to get families, to get residents, to get neighborhoods back up and running. >> reporter: harris spent the day touring the state, meeting with local officials on the ground and thanking first responders. >> i'm here to thank you. i know these are long days for you. >> reporter: with harris in georgia, her running mate minnesota governor tim walz hitting the crucial battleground of pennsylvania, fresh off of the debate stage. >> anybody watch the debate last night? >> reporter: for walz, it was a sometimes shaky performance, but the campaign seizing on this moment, walz denouncing donald trump's actions on january 6th, and calling out his running mate, ohio senator j.d. vance, for refusing to admit trump lost the 2020 election. >> this was a threat to our democracy in a way that we had not seen, and it manifested itself bec

mary bruce tonight from wisconsin. >> reporter: tonight, vice president kamala harris in wisconsin, a town considered the birthplace of the republican ha party, standing shoulder to shoulder with former republican congresswoman liz cheney. >> thank you, liz! >> thank you. >> reporter: cheney, daughter of former republican vice president dick cheney, was a three-term congresswoman, and the third-ranking republican in the house, before going on to chair the january 6th committee, endorsing harris, she declared donald trump a danger to democracy. >> i know that the most conservative of conservative values is fidelity to our constitution. i tell you, i have never voted for a democrat, but this year, i am proudly casting my vote for vice president kamala harris. >> reporter: cheney has been on a mission to convince her fellow republicans to put country over party, and back harris. stressing they share common values, like preserving international alliances like nato. and argues, when it comes to the economy, trump's plan for across the board tariffs does not represent conservative fiscal va

. >> steve: mary bruce. >> brian: no, not mary bruce, somebody else. she can't shake this story, no one is talking about the ellipse speech, here is what she might have missed. trump watches her on the stump, trump was with this guy brett favre. watch. >> how do you like my garbage truck, this truck is in honor of kamala and joe biden. i have to begin by saying 250 million americans are not garbage. [cheering] >> i can assure you we're not garbage. i see everyday americans that make this country great. >> i want to thank our incredible sanitation workers all across america. [cheering] >> they work hard, they really do work hard and do an incredible job and don't get the credit they deserve like police, like our firefighters. my response to joe and kamala is simple, you can't lead america if you don't love americans. it's true. [cheering] >> steve: it is just so effective, even if peteand lawrence and ainsley, and brian, if you did not know the story about the garbage truck and garbage earlier, you would see that speech in green bay yesterday and be lik

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harris was asked about biden's comments today by abc's mary bruce. >> what did you think when you heard president biden make those comments? well, first of all, i think that the president has explained what he meant. >> but i've said it earlier. i strongly disagree with any criticism of people based on who they vote for. >> and trump has repeatedly gone after voters who support harris and has hurled personal attacks against her intelligence, including today, while fundraising off biden's comments. >> my supporters are far higher quality than crooked joe or lyin kamala. my response to joe and kamala is very simple. you can't lead america if you don't love americans. >> last night, trump told fox news the comedian probably shouldn't have been at the weekend event. he previously called the rally itself a love fest. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> kamala harris's campaign picked up a notable endorsement today from former california governor arnold schwarzenegger. the republican posted a lengthy statement on x, saying he didn't like either party, but feels trump's actions are di

chief white house correspondent mary bruce starts us off in georgia. morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. as we enter this final sprint, kamala harris is calling on her biggest celebrity reporters from the boss to tyler perry to beyonce. she is trying to pull out all the stops and push voters to the polls. overnight in georgia, kamala harris with former president barack obama on the trail together for the first time. obama ripping into donald trump, painting him as a power hungry leader who's only out for himself, saying americans should stop giving trump credit for the strong economy when he was president. >> it was pretty good. yeah. yeah, it was good because it was my economy. i handed over 75 straight months of job growth to donald trump. and all he did was give tax cuts to folks who didn't need it. >> reporter: he urged americans not to be swayed by trump's tough talk. >> some men who seem to think trump's behavior is a sign of strength. macho. i'm gonna own these folks. i'm gonna put them down. i am here to tell you, that is not what

mary bruce has the lates >> reporter: good morning again, robin. but that her team is preparing for any potential d try to under mind the results again. as he did in 2020. in an interview overt an fair election. she was also pressed on the role sexism and racm y she made it clear, she's running on her record and not her identity saying the voters are not electing someone based on with less than two weeks to go, harris is appearing tonight on a cnn town hall. former president barack obama. michael? now we're going to turn to the deadly ecoli outbreak linked to have fallen ill. about 3 to 4 days after ingesting the bacteria. those symptoms typically last about a week. bu. >> all right mola thank you so much. and coming up in our gma morning october theory why some are setting goals and making changes now instead of waiting until the new year., hos medications may lpur and she's upstairs withy spidey sens are telling me that you may have. >> he. (♪) relax even if your kid's getting impatient. (boom) everything we do is for one reason — in medicare pre

. >> chief white house correspondent mary bruce has the latest. good morning mary.orter: good morning rebecca the president says the false claims are reckless and irresponsible they're not true and has to stop because it's undermining confidence in the rescue and recovery efforts and could hurt people that need help the most and the president is trying to set the record straight make ping it clear they are surging resources to the region with more than 8,000 federal personnel on the ground. they have 20 million meals and 40 million liters of water ready to go. search and rescue teams stand at the ready, the pentagon has troops out of georgia on stand-by in addition to the assets that the florida national guard has ready. now here at the white house this morning, the president is being continuously briefed. he's in contact with state and local officials and he is pledging to stand by those impacted for as long as it takes to rescue recover and rebuild. his message this morning, guys, we have your back. >> george: mary bruce thanks coming up ginger takes us inside the

mary bruce and jon karl are standing by with reaction.l scott is here to start us off with highlights. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you, michael. look, no name calling, no personal insults, but there were sharp divides over policy and the stakes were unusually high here. we are just 34 days out from the november election. this race is locked in a dead heat and with no debates scheduled, it is the vice presidential candidates who got the final word. overnight in wha election with j.d. vance refusing to admit donald trump lost. >> this was a threat to our democracy in a way that we had not seen. it manifested itself because of donald trump's inability to say. he is still saying he didn't lose the election. i would just ask. did he lose the 2020 election? >> tim, i'm focused on the future. did kamala harris censor americans from speaking their mind in the wake of the 20 covid situation? >> that is a damning nonanswer. >> reporter: t pence wasn't on the debate stage because he stood up to him on january 6th. what i'

chief white house correspondent mary bruce is in north carolina with the harris campaign.morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, kamala harris is trying to leave it all out on the field, hitting multiple battleground states a day. we spent sometime with her down here in north carolina. while she is confident, she tells me she isn't taking anything for granted. with five days to go, vice president kamala harris taking her closing message on the road. >> raleigh, are we ready to do this? hello, pennsylvania. just like wisconsin state motto tells us we will move forward. >> reporter: across the battlegrounds, harris hammering home her pitch for unity. >> it's time that we start locking arms together as a people who rise and fall together. >> reporter: she's promising to put americans' needs first. >> when i am elected, i will walk in with a to do list. and at the top of my list is bringing down your cost of living. that will be my focus every single day as president. >> reporter: and vowing to be a president for all. >> unlike donald trump, i don't believe peo

mary bruce is on the scene in green bay. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george.is will be here in the battleground state of wisconsin. the birth place of the republican party. arguing that the gop has lost its way. she's trying to reach out to voters who feel they don't have a home anymore in donald trump's party and to make the case for first time she will be joined by liz cheney, once the third highest ranking republican in congress. cheney went on to chair the committee that investigated the january 6th attack on the capitol and has become one of the vocal critics of the former president. last month liz cheney announced, along with her father, former vice president dick cheney, that she is endorsing kamala harris because of the risk, she says, that donald trump poses to our democracy. harris, i'm told, is going to lean into that message, arguing that if elected she will be a president who will uphold the constitution and rule of law and says donald trump simply will not. she is trying to reach tphout this critical state which we know is neck and neck. she will

our chief white house correspondent mary bruce has more. morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, michael. yes, that's right. minnesota governor tim walz and ohio senator j.d. vance are preparing for their first face-off, their first and only debate and what will likely be the last debate of the season. the stakes are high. for 90 minutes they will go head to head on the issues that will determine this race. abortion, immigration and the economy. there will be no audience, just the candidates and the cbs news moderators and no opening statements. instead, each candidate will get two minutes to answer and respond to each question. one minute for additional rebuttal. in a change from the presidential debate, the microphones will be turned on the whole night. now, already both campaigns are trying to lower expectations. the trump campaign telling reporters walz is a career politician who is very good in debates. while sources have told reporters the minnesota governor is nervous. we know he did warn harris that he is a bad debater. both men h

mary bruce starts us off with the highlights of the vice president's speech. morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning george. this was quite a scene. kamala harris making her final pitch before a crowd of 75,000 according to her campaign. she framed this election as a fundamental choice arguing trump will bring chaos and decision. harris urged americans to stop pointing fingers, to start holding arms. >> good evening, america! >> reporter: overnight vice president kamala harris making her closing arguments before her largest crowd yet. >> this election is more than just a choice between two parties and two different candidates. it is a choice about whether we have a country rooted in freedom for every american or ruled by chaos and division. >> reporter: the location no accident. harris speaking at the exact same site where donald trump addressed his supporters before they attacked the capitol on january 6th. >> we fight like hell. and if you don't fight like hell you're not gonna have a country anymore. >> reporter: harris laying out the events to argue trump

with four weeks to go until the election day, mary bruce is tracking the campaigns. ning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. federal officials say these baseless claims are causing problems hurting communities in need and hampering the recovery forts. overnight donald trump was spreading them again. this morning vice president harris slamming donald trump calling him irresponsible for spreading false claims and conspiracy theories about the federal disaster response. >> it's a lot of disinformation being pushed out there by the former president about what is available. >> reporter: harris calling out trump for repeatedly and falsely claiming that the federal government is sending fema relief money on migrants instead of storm survivors. >> it's extraordinarily irresponsible. it's about him. it's not about you. and the reality is that fema has so many resources that are available to folks who desperately need them. now resources are about helping people get back on their feet and rebuild and have places to go. you are entitled to these resources. people are entit

let's start with mary bruce, tracking the harris campaign. good morning, mary. >> reporter: good morning, george. well, the vice president will mark the anniversary of the october 7 attack by planting a memorial tree and delivering remarks later this afternoon. this all comes as harris and her campaign are now shifting strategies, stepping up her engagement with the press through a wide array of interviews. this morning vice president kamala harris kicking off a week long media blitz, doing multiple in depth interviews with the press, as the campaign enters the final sprint. harris challenging donald trump on abortion rights on a podcast popular with young women calling his false assertion that some states allow babies to be executed after birth a bald face lie and a protector of women. >> there are 20 states with trump abortion bans including bans that make no exception for rape or incest, which we just discussed. which means that you're telling a survivor of a crime of a violation to their body they don't have a right to make a decision abou

mary bruce is in milwaukee. good morning. good morning, mary. >> reporter: george, good morning. this was an astonishing sight and a powerful reminder of the difficult choice many republicans are facing. liz cheney out on the campaign trail with the democratic nominee. she said the stakes are too high for disillusioned republicans to sit this one out, the nation's very democracy is on the line. >> thank you, liz! >> reporter: overnight liz cheney, the most prominent conservative to cross party lines in this race standing shoulder to shoulder with kamala harris on a mission to convince her fellow republicans to put country over party. >> i have never voted for a democrat but this year i am proudly casting my vote for vice president kamala harris. >> reporter: the daughter of vice president dick cheney, she was once the third highest ranking house republican going on to chair the january 6th committee arguing trump is a danger to democracy. >> our republic faces a threat unlike any we have faced before. a former president who attempted to stay in power by unravelling the foundation

mary bruce, what are you hearing from the harris campaign tonight?do they make of his performance, governor walz? >> look, i think they're -- especially at the beginning there may have been some truth to the concerns from the campaign, that governor walz had some nerves going on. it certainly seemed to take him a little while to hit his stride there. i think the campaign does feel, though, that once he did get into that stride that his plainspoken style certainly resonates. they feel that he did a good job. hitting the issues, articulating the issues. and they feel he did a good job constantly linking back to donald trump. at several points even highlighting daylight between what vance was arguing and what donald trump stands for. they especially feel that that moment at the end where vance was describing what happened on january 6th and his refusal to say, you know, who won the election, that that was a strong moment for the harris-walz ticket. i will say you did see over and over again senator vance trying to argue and point back that kamala harris